They probably are but what concerned me the most is that if you look where the two bearing halves meet , you will see a piece of pie or pie shape is missing : Both halves have been ground off so they do not meet up flush . 666193CF-34DC-4438-A667-05FAF30E84D0 by Shaker Breaker posted Sep 8, 2018...
Pretty nuts right ? I’ve used King on gassers with no prob and I read here (on OB) that they were ok to use for idi’s but I guess I got some bad ones. I just now ordered a set of Clevite 77 , I don’t want to take chances or wait to see if the replacement set of King bearings they send me will be...
Nice photo . Shows a complete bearing made up of two halves . Ulike my king bearing that has about 10 degrees of material missing at the mating surface
Thank you , that would be great . I do have my original bearings that I could show the manufacturer but a photo of the competitors bearing might be better .
Unpacked my King bearings last night and found this Thrust Bearing . Is this a new and improved design? I’ve never seen a Main Thrust Bearing that didn’t have material that met up completely on the Thrust face. 666193CF-34DC-4438-A667-05FAF30E84D0 by Shaker Breaker posted Sep 8, 2018 at 7:45...
Dangit ! This is why I posted the question... seems like we've got a "situation" on our hands here in so cal . Hopefully someone in the region will see this and chime in with some good news .
Sorry in advance if this info is already posted . I searched but found nothing . I'm looking for a machine shop in Southern California that does great work on idi's . My gasser machinist doesn't want to mess with it . Thank You !
Im new to the site . I am about to gasket ( heads, oil pan , intake , etc. ) and stud my turbo 6.9 before I install it in my 1978 f250 4wd Super Cab . I've been searching the site for an opinion on the available gasket kits for the 6.9 . Seems that VR was the way to go but all that I can find...
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